| Courier Press on Dirty Politics
South Carolina: First in Treason, First in political smear campaigns. South Carolina, the state that first committed treason against the United States to defend the sacred right of some of its citizens to own other people, is also developing quite a reputation for smear politics. The Evansville Courier Press manages to comment on several smear campaigns conducted by Bush supporters without ever mentioning the name "Bush." In 2000, South Carolina is where Bush effectively put an end to John "Weathervane" McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign. Among the highlights of that primary contest - false push polls alleging that McCain had fathered a black child out of wedlock — the speck of fact to which this apparently alludes was the adoption by McCain and his wife of a Bangladeshi child.
County tackles double dipping
In the end, they agreed to continue offering the option to employees, but not without some changes, including posting the positions for new candidates each year and making sure all retirees make just 80 percent of their last-paid salary. Essentially, the issue that is the source of debate is whether a public employee should be rehired after retiring, therefore earning a salary plus a pension on the taxpayer's dime and at the expense of younger workers trying to make their way up the ranks. ‘‘I think when your time's up, your time's up,'' said county board member Don Bishop, who also is a lieutenant in the Warren Township Police Department. TCESC Superintendent Vicki Giovangnoli, on the other hand, said the experience administrators have to offer is a reason to keep them around. ‘‘Our districts value our services because of our personnel.
Musician vies for provincial award
She says Monty Flindall, owner of the studio, has brought more than engineering talent to the project, playing drums, singing backup vocals and even adding some special effects. Shirmont is a favorite spot for local musicians and Monty has recorded many of us, she says. I respect Monty for his musicianship, professionalism, talent and, equally important, his feel for the music and what the artist has in mind. She credits local musicians Jim Ingram, a bassist with flare, calling him a harmony master who also writes his own songs, Colborne guitarist Keith Robertson and pianist Stephan Rapos. I have also had the pleasure of being joined by Steve Piticco who came to the studio to play lead guitar on one of my tunes. The Belleville guitarist, a six-time winner of the Canadian Country Music Association Guitar Player of the Year, joins Ms.
TODAY's holiday gift drive raises $25.5 million
For the past 14 years, NBC News' TODAY has been spreading holiday cheer to millions of underprivileged children and families with its annual Toy Drive. This year, thanks to the generosity of countless TODAY viewers and corporate donors, TODAY reached a landmark total of $175 million in toys and gifts for the entire 14-year run of the drive.
For the 2007 Toy Drive, TODAY viewers, TODAYshow.com visitors and corporate contributors provided $25.5 million worth of toys, books, games, clothing, toiletries, electronics, school supplies, gift certificates and other suitable gifts to more than four million children via 203 organizations in all 50 states. The Toy Drive reached some of the nation's largest charity groups including the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and National Head Start, as well as some of the smallest charities including the Bitteroot Valley Education Cooperative, which helps 11 children in Victor, MT.
Obama and the Southern vote
But Ford's campaign has also become an object lesson of how race and politics interact in modern campaigns, especially in the South. As the campaign of Ford's opponent was flailing, the national Republican Party ran an ad that showed a white woman claiming she met Ford at a Playboy party, ending with a flirtatious solicitation: "Harold, call me." Leading or even in the polls up to that point, Ford's popularity dropped after the ad ran, never fully recovering. Lee said that the election didn't turn on a single ad and that the candidate had problems with negative impressions of the Ford family, a political dynasty in Memphis. But he said the "call me" ad was part of a larger barrage of references subtly aimed at sexually charged stereotypes of black men. And he expects the same will happen to Obama.
Clinical Study Published Showing Benefits of Glue Used in Facelift ...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Davis B. Nguyen, M.D. announced today that his and Dr. Frank M. Kamer, M.D.'s co-authored study on the benefits of the use of fibrin glue adherent in facelift surgery has been published in the September issue of world's premier Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, that of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The study represents the most comprehensive clinical assessment of the use of fibrin glue in facelifts to date and its conclusions demonstrate a significant advancement in surgical facelift technique. The study was conducted at the venerated Lasky Clinic in Beverly Hills, one of the first accredited outpatient ambulatory surgical centers in greater Los Angeles, founded by Dr. Frank Kamer in 1981. Dr. Nguyen and Dr.
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